missionary

  • 81missionary zeal — very strong enthusiasm for something Elly was full of missionary zeal about organic food …

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  • 82missionary post — noun an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work • Syn: ↑mission, ↑missionary station, ↑foreign mission • Derivationally related forms: ↑missioner (for: ↑mission) …

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  • 83missionary station — noun an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work • Syn: ↑mission, ↑missionary post, ↑foreign mission • Derivationally related forms: ↑missioner (for: ↑mission) …

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  • 84missionary work — noun the organized work of a religious missionary • Syn: ↑mission • Derivationally related forms: ↑missioner (for: ↑mission) • Hypernyms: ↑work …

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  • 85missionary apostolic — noun (plural missionaries apostolic) : a Roman Catholic missionary sent by commission from the pope * * * pl. missionaries apostolic. Rom. Cath. Ch. an honorary title conferred by the pope on certain missionaries …

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  • 86missionary district — noun : an area presided over by a missionary bishop …

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  • 87missionary society — noun : a local, denominational, or interdenominational religious organization dedicated to the support of Christian missionary work …

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  • 88missionary — noun a) A person who travels attempting to spread a religion or a creed. b) A religious messenger …

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  • 89Missionary —    One who is sent, whether Bishop, Priest, Deacon or Layman, to do the work of the Church where it has not been established, whether at home or abroad. As an adjective, the word means, of or pertaining to Missions …

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  • 90missionary — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. evangelist, proselytizer, emissary. See clergy, commission. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. apostle, evangelist, revivalist, preacher, teacher, pastor, herald, padre; see also messenger , minister 1 . III… …

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